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Q) How can I create a table of contents in Word?
A) There are two ways to mark table of contents items: you can create a custom menu command, or you can use the keyboard.
CUSTOM MENU COMMAND:
To add the Mark Table of Contents Entry menu command to the Insert menu, follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
- Click to select the Menu Bar check box.
NOTE: This option is on by default.
- In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab.
- In the Categories list, select All Commands. In the Commands list, select Mark Table Of Contents Entry and drag the command to the Insert menu.
- Point to the location where you want the command to appear on the menu, and then release the mouse.
- In the Customize dialog box, Click Close.
To mark the text for inclusion in the table of contents, follow these steps:
- Select (highlight) the text you want to include.
- On the Insert menu, click Mark Table Of Contents Entry.
- In the Entry box, modify the text if you want it to be different from the selected text.
- In the Table Identifier list, select C for table of contents.
- From the Level list, select a level for the table of contents entry.
- Click Mark.
- Click Close.
- Repeat this procedure for each table of contents entry in your document.
Keyboard Method:
- Select the word or words that you want to include as a table of contents entry.
- Press ALT+SHIFT+O (Windows).
The "Mark Table of Contents Entry" dialog box appears.
- In the Entry box, modify the text if you want it to be different from the selected text.
- From the Table Identifier list, select C for table of contents.
- From the Level list, select a level for the table of contents entry.
- Click Mark.
- Click Close.
- Repeat steps 1 through 7 for each table of contents entry you want to create.
To build the table of contents, follow these steps:
- Position the insertion point where you want your table of contents to appear.
- On the Insert menu, click Index And Tables.
- Click the Table Of Contents tab, and then click the Options button. In Windows 2002, you will need to select Reference first to get to the Options button.
- Click to select the Table Entry Fields check box, and choose any styles you also want to include in the table of contents.
- Click OK to close each screen.
The table of contents will be inserted at the location of the insertion point
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